Should you meet another blogger (or blog reader) in person?

~ By Jennifer Chait
A while back I got an email asking me what to do when other bloggers or readers want to meet in person, but you’re uncomfortable with that.
I wasn’t totally sure what to say because when I get people who ask to meet me, I swear they’re always total nutcases. I had one [...]

How to make more blogging friends and be insanely popular!

~ By Jennifer Chait
Ok, so maybe I was kidding about the “insanely popular” line. This isn’t high school. But I wanted your attention because as noted in my post last week, it’s a stellar deal to have good blogging pals.
Where to find blogging pals:

My Warm & Fuzzy Weekend Post – Or Why You Need Blogging Pals

~ By Jennifer Chait
“7 b5′ers in a room – all on laptops – all in skype chat room – who said geeks have no social skills ”
Above is my fave tweet of the day yesterday via problogger. I never save tweets, but this one cracked me up, and goes along with today’s topic, so [...]

My Blog Client Wish List

~ By Jennifer Chait
James, from the tea blog job wrote a post for Deb earlier today about what bloggers / writers should consider before applying to a job. I read it. I highly appreciate that a hiring party would take the time to provide feedback to readers (applicants) – that’s rare and pretty cool.
Parts [...]

What’s Your Favorite Blog Platform?

by ~ Jennifer Chait
Wow, late weekend post, huh? Sorry about that. I had the flu and my son had a birthday – it’s been a busy week.
In any case, a reader, Antoinette, asked a question on a previous post here, “I noticed that you mentioned starting a personal blog that could eventually make money. What [...]

Help My Post Vanished!

~ Jennifer Chait
It’s been a strange blogging week. As Deb referred to in an earlier post this week, a client was having some major server issues. I also happen to work for said client, so I’ve had a lot of downtime lately. I could tell you all about what I did during my downtime; but [...]

Lead Your Blog Community Successfully

~ By Jennifer Chait
You, your readers, comments, e-mails, newsletters, and guest bloggers all contribute to a blog community. Blog communities obviously allow for discussion, opinions, arguments, and friendships. How you perform as the community leader, affects how your community behaves. As the leader of your blog, you need to prove that you’re not simply leading [...]

Sending Thank You Notes to Your Blog Readers

~ By Jennifer Chait
I recently received an email from another blogger. I had left a comment at her blog. Her e-mail to me said, “Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Please consider subscribing.”
At first glance, I thought this e-mail idea was clever. I rarely get e-mails thanking me for visiting a blog, so it stood [...]

Two Simple (and sort of mean) Words Every Blogger Should Know

~ By Jennifer Chait
Before publishing your next blog post consider two little words. Those two words are, “So what.”
As a college sophomore, I was handing in a writing essay to one of my writing instructors. I gleefully said, “Here’s my essay.” She replied, “So what?” At the time, her comment made me really upset. I [...]

Don’t Quit Your Day Job on the Fly

~ By Jennifer Chait
The theme this week at FWJ seems to be working smarter not harder, originating with the recent post Deb wrote about responsibility in the writing world.
In the comments, some said that they wish established writers would teach them how to market themselves, so they won’t have to take $3 gigs. Still [...]

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